romney is not quite there yet. but we still have six weeks to go and let's remember, jim acosta, romney endured a bruising months long primary, been campaigning hard for more than a year, perhaps this is the day to ask you, how is he holding up? >> reporter: brooke, i think he's holding up fine. last friday his campaign in addition to putting out the tax return for 2011 put out a letter from his physician declaring the gop nominee to be in excellent health and ready to take on the presidency. so from time to time we heard him sound hoarse. i would say this is nothing more than that. but speaking of raised voices, mitt romney was certainly doing that on the subject of foreign policy here at this event and pueblo, colorado. he went after president obama for some comments that the president made on 60 minutes last night when the president talked about some of the recent unrest in the middle east as being what he called bumps in the road. mitt romney just a few moments ago taking the gloves off really here in pueblo, c